Annual meetings
A yearly gathering of the KBIC community to share research, build collaborations and set priorities.
Our goals
Objectives of the consortium
Six objectives guide how KBIC builds bioimaging capacity in Kenya and connects the region to the continental and global community.
- OBJ · 01
To foster regional collaborations, promoting the advancement of research through bioimaging.
Community - OBJ · 02
To develop and expand bioimaging infrastructure in Kenya and the East African region for the advancement of research.
Infrastructure & Access - OBJ · 03
To build community and capacities through annual meetings, satellite events, and working groups.
CommunityTraining - OBJ · 04
To promote the integration of Kenya into the Africa Bioimaging Consortium and the global bioimaging community through strategic partnerships.
Community - OBJ · 05
To engage as key continental and global collaborators in the advancement of bioimaging.
Community - OBJ · 06
To support and facilitate community-driven initiatives and projects addressing the largest challenges identified by the community and partners.
TrainingInfrastructure & Access
How we deliver
Explore working groups Meetings, events and working groups
Objective 3 sets out the ways the consortium builds community and capacity.
Satellite events
Smaller events across Kenya and the region that bring training and networking closer to members.
Working groups
Member-led groups that take on training, communications and infrastructure challenges.
Our guiding pillars
Where each objective lands
Community
- Foster diversity and inclusion.
- Strengthen connections between Kenyan researchers and promote collaborations within the region of East Africa.
- Support and foster bilateral engagement and collaboration with the continental and global bioimaging community.
Capacity Building & Training
- Promote accessibility of relevant training opportunities globally and within the region.
- Support and facilitate community-driven initiatives for training and education.
Infrastructure & Access
- Promote the concept and benefit of shared research infrastructure and core facility models in Kenya and the region of East Africa.
- Foster a collective effort that advocates for improved microscope infrastructure and equipment accessibility, availability of bioimaging reagents, and image analysis capabilities in Kenya and the region of East Africa.
- Support infrastructure and capacity development initiatives by partners.
Free membership
Join the Kenya Bioimaging Consortium
Membership is free. It is open to PhD students, post-doctoral fellows, early-career and senior scientists, technical scientists and laboratory heads in every science discipline, across Kenya and East Africa.